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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for June 17, 2014
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Tuesday, June 17, 2014. The daily crossword is the classic: a 15×15 grid on weekdays and a larger Sunday puzzle, with difficulty rising from a gentle Monday to a fiendish Saturday. Hints come first and the solution stays hidden until you ask for it.
Across clues & answers
- 19
- 28
- 70
Down clues & answers
- 35
- 48
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Monday, June 16, 2014
across
- 1. *Replaceable part of a lamp: BULB
- 5. "Immediately!": ASAP
- 9. *Rum-soaked cakes: BABAS
- 14. Dr. Frankenstein's assistant: IGOR
- 15. *___ Ruth: BABE
- 16. The "U" of UHF: ULTRA
- 17. *Villainous noble of a classic French tale: BLUEBEARD
- 19. Dweebish: GEEKY
- 20. Cousin of a mandolin: SITAR
- 21. *Dodo: BIRDBRAIN
- 23. Kardashian who married Kanye: KIM
- 25. Pouty look: MOUE
- 26. 6 on a telephone: MNO
- 27. *Bench-pressing equipment: BARBELL
- 31. Shakespeare's fairy queen: MAB
- 33. Love personified: AMOR
- 34. *Neighborhood financial institution: BANKBRANCH
- 40. Peeve: RILE
- 41. Rooster's mate: HEN
- 42. "Goodbye, Guido!": CIAO
- 43. *Hungarian composer whose only opera is about 17-Across: BELABARTOK
- 47. Something a mini leaves exposed: KNEE
- 48. Made a ditch, say: DUG
- 49. *The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, e.g.: BIGBAND
- 51. Tally (up): ADD
- 54. Maple syrup sources: SAPS
- 57. Boxer played by Will Smith in a 2001 biopic: ALI
- 58. *Base of many gravies: BEEFBROTH
- 61. "Them's fightin' words!": ITSON
- 65. Eskimo's home: IGLOO
- 66. *Physical attribute of Homer Simpson: BEERBELLY
- 68. What vegans don't eat besides meat: DAIRY
- 69. Roman poet who wrote about 33-Across: OVID
- 70. Blood-boiling state: RAGE
- 71. Road curves: ESSES
- 72. Gen ___: XERS
- 73. Sultan of ___ (nickname for 15-Across): SWAT
down
- 1. *Things to drool over?: BIBS
- 2. Not-so-cute fruit: UGLI
- 3. Boorish sort: LOUT
- 4. *Have a meal: BREAKBREAD
- 5. 16th president, familiarly: ABE
- 6. Car from the same country as Volvo: SAAB
- 7. Nearly overflowing: ABRIM
- 8. Director Almodóvar: PEDRO
- 9. *Bogeyman: BUGBEAR
- 10. Twin or Tiger, informally: ALER
- 11. Subs ... or a feature of the answers to the 17 asterisked clues?: BTEAM
- 12. Alan of "Argo": ARKIN
- 13. Refuse an offer: SAYNO
- 18. Gooey cheese: BRIE
- 22. Boneheaded: DUMB
- 24. Diamond org.: MLB
- 27. *Part of a fishhook: BARB
- 28. French girlfriend: AMIE
- 29. Item often served with a pat of butter: ROLL
- 30. Bert of "The Wizard of Oz": LAHR
- 32. *Ones who criticize others in their absence: BACKBITERS
- 35. Badminton barrier: NET
- 36. Radio tuner: KNOB
- 37. Ship of 1492: NINA
- 38. Normandy city where William the Conqueror is buried: CAEN
- 39. Weeded, in a way: HOED
- 44. *Restaurant staffers: BUSBOYS
- 45. Food thickener: AGAR
- 46. Car from Korea: KIA
- 50. Smooth-talking: GLIB
- 51. Put up with: ABIDE
- 52. Impressionist Edgar who painted ballerinas: DEGAS
- 53. Sub builders?: DELIS
- 55. Part of many a bus. address: POBOX
- 56. Actor McQueen: STEVE
- 59. Golfer's cry: FORE
- 60. ___ to the throne: HEIR
- 62. BBQ side dish: SLAW
- 63. Gymnast Korbut: OLGA
- 64. Veto from Vladimir: NYET
- 67. Hwys.: RDS
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- Mini CrosswordA bite-size crossword you can finish over coffeeGuide & tips
- Connections: Sports EditionConnections with a sports-only word poolGuide & tips
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- Midi CrosswordThe mid-size crossword between the Mini and the dailyGuide & tips
How the week is built
- Monday and Tuesday: straightforward definitions and familiar answers. These are the best days to learn.
- Wednesday: a step up, often with a playful theme.
- Thursday: the trick day, with rebus squares (several letters in one square) and answers that turn corners or skip squares.
- Friday and Saturday: themeless and tough, with sly clues and long open sections.
- Sunday: a bigger 21×21 grid with a theme, about as hard as a Wednesday or Thursday.
Crossword-solving habits worth building
- Learn the common fill. Short vowel-heavy words such as ERA, OREO, ALOE and ETNA appear constantly because they help constructors connect sections.
- Read clue signals. "?" means wordplay, "Abbr." means an abbreviation, "e.g." means an example of a category, and a foreign word in the clue hints at a foreign answer.
- Find the theme. The longest answers usually share a gimmick; the title (on Sundays) or a "revealer" clue explains it.
- Erase without fear. When crossings don't work, the wrong letter is usually in the answer you were most confident about.
- Use targeted help. Reveal one letter here, or try our crossword solver with a pattern like ?R?S?.
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